Photographic printing device



Aug. 19, 1952 A. GAZZA 2,607,264

PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTING DEVICE Filed March 25, 1949 s Sheets-Shet 1 IN VEN TOR. fllbert 6'4 x BY Egg C Aug. 19, 1952 GAZZA 2,607,264

PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTING DEVICE Filed Maioh- 25, 1949 5 Sheets-Sheet s 'INVENTOR. fllberi d ga Y Patented Aug. 19, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PH OTOGRAPHIC PRINTING DEVICE I Albert Gazza, Brooklyn,- N. Y.

Application March 23, 1949, Serial No. 83,063

2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to improvements in photographic printing devices and has for an object the provision of a mechanism for supporting and conveying a strip or web of photographic paper along a'plane, a frame having an aperture therein adjacent to said plane, means to impress a latent photographic image in the emulsion on said strip via said aperture While the strip is at rest, means to advance said strip to a cutting position, and a cutter for severing the portion of the strip containing said latent image with a decide-edge.

In the prior art where a series of latent images is impressed in a strip of sensitized paper, said images being produced from negatives of various densities, it has been found that it is impossible to obtain uniform results in the development of the latent images because of the varying densities of negatives, particularly those produced by amateurs. Therefore, it was found to be expedient to sever the several portions of the strip bearing latent images from each other and from the strip so that each one could be developed individually,

The device disclosed herein is devised particularly for processors who handle amateur work, and this machine enables them to get as near uniform and constant results as possible and at the same time to provide the prints with ornamental or deckle-edges.

The machine includes an upper portion in which the surfaces are generally horizontal for supporting a roll of sensitized paper, for advancing the paper along a plane surface thereof which contains an aperture, and means to stamp a date on the side which does not contain the emulsion. In this machine the emulsion side of the strip faces downwardly, and the aperture is below the paper strip so the date is impressed on the upper face of the paper.

Now since there are many of the so-called candid type cameras which employ narrow films and consequently which make small negatives, and since the amateur photographer wants larger prints than the negatives the machine includes a projector or enlarger. The negatives are inserted in this projector and are projected optically through the aperture. The projector is carried on vertical tubular shafts, and it may be raised or lowered along these shafts in accordance with the magnification desired. In other words, if the negative is on 35 mm. film and the pictures are wanted to be the full size of the aperture the projector would be positioned lower on the vertical shafts than it would be if the size of the negative were larger.

Other objects of the invention will Ice-apparent to those skilled in the art upon a study of this.

specification and the accompanying drawings.

Referring to the drawings which are given by way of example to illustrate the invention:

Figure 1 is a plan view of my new and improved photographic printer;

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the upper por-,

tion of my photographic printer;

Figure 3 is a cover plate for the exposure aperture;

Figure 4 is a View showing a momentary switch employed in my printer;

Figure 5 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 55 of Figure l and showing the cover plate in position over the aperture;

Figure 6 is an enlarged end elevation as seen from the right end of Figure 1;

Figure 7 is an enlarged rear elevation of the upper portion of my printer;

Figure 8 is a detailed view showing the Geneva movement;

Figure 9 is a side elevation of the entire machine as seen from the left side of Figure 1;

Figure 10 is a perspective view of the movable element of my rotary deckeled cutter;

Figure 11 is a View partly in section of the rotary cutter shown in Figure 10; and

Figure 12 is a circuit diagram of the electrical circuits in the machine exclusive of the circuits to the projector per se.

Referring first to Figures 1, 2 and 9, a base has spaced tubular bosses 8| extending vertically. Positioned in and secured in these bosses are vertical tubular columns 2. A table I has formed integral therewith tubular bosses 82 which are secured to the columns 2. A platform 3 extends rearwardly from the table I and supports a motor bracket 4. An electric motor 5 is supported on the bracket 4. I

Spaced below the table I, and having tubular bosses thereon engaging the columns 2, is a pro jector table 75 of-a photographic projector or enlarger, which includes a condenser housing I6,

communicating with a lamphouse T1 and a suitable aperture (not shown) in the table l5. Supported in the lamphouse I? is an adjustable lamp socket l8, and extending upwardly from the lamphouse is a ventilating pipe 83.

The table 75 has an offset extension 84 which overhangs the aperture in the table 75 and carries a tubularlportion 85 provided to support a suitable objective lens.

Pivotally supported on one of the columns 2 is a box .2 which contains a mercury switch for controlling the supplying of current to the lamp in A foot pedal 74 is pivotally supported on the base 80 between the tubular bosses 8i and is urged in a clockwise direction, as seen in Figure 9, by

means of a spring 9| having one endconn'ected'tothe pedal and the other end connected to the table 15. A rod '53 has one end pivotally con nected to the pedal I4 and the other end-pivotally connected to the lever 86. A rod I6 has its lower end connected to stud 38 on the side of the plate 10. The other end of therod I6 extends through axcross-holei fOI'mGd iIIIEI boss which: is. pivotally carried on a lever. 19 (toirbei presently? described) and is clamped vtherein'by-means of a wing-screw Now, when thefoot pedal M is depressed,;the'

rod: "I3 pulls the lever." 86 downwardly. and: causes the boss I2 to swing to a horizontal position; thereby closing the switch'thereinand supplying current to the lamp in the lamphouse 11'. As the box I2 .is moved as aforesaid, the: lever 81 swings therewith and swings the plate 70: in a clockwise direction about its pivots; This-causes the stud 88 to move downwardly, thereby, pulling the'upper end of the leveril 9r downwardly. Thus the operator gets theprojector going,- and at the same time gets into operation: mechanism and circuits which will now be described.

The lever I9 has a fulcrum 2i} on an upright 2| on the platform 3; and hasyitslower end 22 twisted so as to be ableto-present-a flat: surfaceto the movable stem' of amomentarycontact switch 43. The lever I9 also carries anoffset lug- 23 Which isadapted to actuate the-plunger handle 24 of a conventionalnumbering or dating ma chine; the base 25 of: which' clears the upper surface of the table I: along which the photo- 5 pression or well 92 is formed in the table I, i

and a roller I2 is positionedtherein with its periphery substantially. lever with the upper surface of the table. The roller I2 is fixed on ashaft II journaled in aligned bearing holes formed inmembers I and 3; and'ex-tends: through the rear wall of platform 3' andcarries; on its outer end, a pinion I9. A Geneva wheel 8 is secured on a shaft 93 which is journaled in suitable bearings (not shown) inthe platform 3, and carries fixed thereon, a spur gear 9 which mesheswith the pinion I0. I

The motor 5 carries a reduction gear from. which a shaft 6- extends, and this shaft has. secured thereto a Geneva rotor I having an actuating. pin 94 which cooperates with slots 95 in the rotor 8 for moving the latter in increments or steps.

Now, since the gear 9 is keyed on the shaft 93' it rotates in increments also and in turn rotates the pinion ID, the shaft II and the roller I2.

Spacedstanchions I5 are mounted on the table I and the platform 3 respectively. These stanchions have vertical slots formed therein to contain the bearing blocks I4, and the upper ends of these stanchions are capped with a] 4 cross-member which carries a pressure screw 96. Journaled in the bearing blocks I4 is a shaft 91 upon which is mounted a roller I3 which cooperates with the roller I2 to feed the photographic paper along the surface of the table I. The table I has an aperture 39 formed therein which faces the objective lens of the projector or enlarger below and defines the size of the picture 'impressedin the. emulsion of the photographic paper strip P. Extending upwardly from the surface of the table I, preferably parallel to one edge of the aperture 39, are spaced guide pins- II (Figure 1), and a pressure plate, such as the plate '40 shown in Figure 3 and having spaced guide'holes 42 therein, is positioned over the aperture 39 with the guide holes 42 engaging the guide pins 41, after the photographic paper strip. has been threaded into the machine, as will presently be described, and this plate flattens at least that portion of the paper which spans theaperture 39. andwhich receives .the projected. image.

Referringagain to Figures, 1. and. 2,. spaced.

bracket members 21, 21 have a tubular. boss. 98' which is mounted onthe tubularcolumn 2... These. spaced brackets have aligned. notches. adjacent to their outer ends to accommodate-the shaft 29 of a roll 28 of photographic paper. A. guard. 30 supported on the brackets 2'! has. pivoted.

thereto a lever 32which constituteswhat islcalled a slack arm and which carries on. its. outer end a free roller 93. The slack. arm isurge'd' in a counterclockwise direction (as seen in Figure 2) by. means of aspiring. 342 The photographic paper P. is passed-from theroll'about; the roller 33, and then. it passes onto the surface'of" the.

table I over afree roller 3T which is' set into a.

depression .formed'in the ehdofthe table I. andf which is freely rotatable on a shaft 38". The end of the paper is thread'ed'beneath' the dating; machine 2fijand'thenceb'etween the drive roller I2 and the free roller I3, and'fro'mthese'rollers. it passes on to the end of the table 'whereit encounters a knife, whichwill. be presentlydetscribed.v

A-plate 35" has one end securedto the'l'ower' surface of the table land its oth'er'endis 'secured. to. the guard at the point: (H; In some: instances it has been found desirable to have an additional light guide 36'extending from'th'e' lower surface of the. table between the. paper end of. the plate. 351

Referring now'to. Figures 1,6 and 9; themotor' 5 carriesa brake. drum 52 which is normally engaged by an arcuate brake liner 99 carried by a lever 51 which is pivotally connectedl to. an. adjustable boss 53. A socket54mountedlon. the. motor bracket 4 carries an. upstanding; spring} 55 which normally urges the brakelever 511 upwardly. Operativelyconnected to. the. outer. end of the brake lever 54 is the plunger I00 of. a solenoid 59; The solenoid is connected 1n.mu1:.-- tiplewiththe motor 5- sothat whenever current is-supplied to'the motor it energizes the solenoid; and-releasesthe brake.

Carried by the table I and thepl atform 3 are.- uprights 63- having aligned bearing. holesformedthereinin which the shaft: 62 ofav rotary knife 64 are journaled; This rotary knife is shown in perspective in Figure: 10 and in section: in{

Figure 11, and it will: be noted: that the-cutting; edge is serrated and that "theextreme right; end: of the table I is a blade the edge of: which is; also serrated to mate with theserrations in theknife so that the stripsof exposed photographic paper out off by the knife 64 will have irregular or sc -called deckled edges.

A crank member 58 is secured onto the shaft 62 of the knife by means of a pin 59, for example, and a spring 62 hasone end connected to the pin 59 and the other end is connected to a stud 6| carried by a depending extension of the platform 3. The purpose of this spring is to constantly urge the knife to its, normal position where the photographic paper may pass between it and the surface of the table I. The crank 58 is operatively connected to the plunger 51 of a solenoid 56. This connection may best be seen in Figures 6 and '7.

A vertical plate lill (Figure 7) forms a support for switches 48 and 49 which have rollers cooperating with the cam surface of the Geneva actuator l for controlling circuits to be presently described. 4

A chute 65 is secured to the right end of the table I (Figures 1 and 2) to receive the strips of photographic paper as they fall in front of the knife.

Referring now to Figure 4, the switch 43, which was described as a momentary contact switch, has a lever 45 which actuates a plunger in the switch 43. The lever 45 carries a U- shaped bracket 44 which in turn supports a roller which is engaged by the portion 22 of the lever [9.

Referring to Figure 12, which shows the electrical circuits in the device exclusive of the projector lamp circuit, it will be noted that the solenoid 50, which when energized releases the motor brake, is connected in parallel with the motor so that it receives energy as long as the motor is receiving energy. The momentary contact switch 43 and the switch 49 are connected in parallel so that one terminal of each is connected to one side of the source of supply and one terminal of each are connected together and to a common wire connecting one terminal of the solenoid 50 to one terminal of the motor 5. The other terminal of the motor 5 and the other terminal of the solenoid 50 are connected to the other side of the source of current.

When the machine is stopped at the end of an operation the cam surface of the Geneva member I cams the switch 49 open, thereby interrupting current flowing to the motor and to the solenoid 50. After the machine stops the cam on the member I continues to hold the switch 49 open. Therefore, some other means was necessary to get the motor started so that the lobe on the cam would allow the switch 49 to close. switch 43 which is actuated by the portion 22 of the lever i9 described above. As soon as the switch 43 is closed the motor starts running, and by the time the switch 43 opens again the switch 49 is closed, and the motor is in operation and continues to run until the cam 1 opens the switch 49.

The solenoid 56 for operating the knife 64 has one terminal connected to one side of the source of current, and the other terminal is connected to one terminal of the switch 48. The other terminal of the switch 48 is connected to the opposite side of the source of current so that when the switch 48 is closed the solenoid 56 is energized, and a cutting operation is thereby 3 effected.

The cam l actuates the switch 49 when the lobe on the cam engages the roller on the switch 48, as seen in Figure '7, for initiating the cutting operation.

This means is the momentary contact Although I have hereinshown and described by way of example one way of practicing the in-' vention, it will be understood that I am not limited to the exact details of the arrangement shown and described, as many variations may be made within the scope of the following claims.

What I claim as new and novel is:

1. In a device of the character described, a main body having a horizontal support thereon along which a strip or web of photographic paper with the emulsion side down may pass, an exposure aperture in said support, roller means engaging said strip for advancing it, along said support, a Geneva movement for driving said roller means, thereby causing said strip to be advanced in steps, means below said support and directed upwardly for impressing a latent photographic image onto said emulsion via said aperture while said strip is at rest, means for imprinting an identification symbol on the face of said web opposite the face in which said photographic image is impressed, a serrated stationary blade mounted on said body at one end of said support and extending laterally of said strip, said blade being spaced from said aperture a predetermined distance, a rotary blade pivotally carried on said support in cooperative relation with said stationary blade and normally disengaged therefrom, said rotary blade having serrations formed therein to match the serrations in said stationary blade, solenoid means for arcuately moving said rotary blade into engagement with said stationary blade, an electrical circuit for said solenoid including a pair of normally open contacts, cam means moving in time with the rotary element of said Geneva movement for closing said contacts to effect the energizing of said solenoid and the shearing oif of a portion of said strip containing said image, an electric motor for driving said Geneva movement and consequently said roller means, a spring-loaded brake on the shaft of said motor, a second solenoid in parallel with said motor and operatively connected to said brake, and a circuit between said motor and said second solenoid and a source of current, said circuit including a momentary contact switch and a second switch controlled by said cam means and adapted to be closed by said cam means after said momentary contact switch has initially energized said motor and said second solenoid.

2. In a device of the character described, a main body having a horizontal support thereon along which a strip or web of photographic paper with the emulsion side down may pass, an exposure aperture in said support, roller means engaging said strip for advancing it along said support, a Geneva movement for driving said roller means, thereby causing said strip to be advanced in steps, means below said support and directed upwardly for impressing a latent photographic image onto said emulsion via said aperture while said strip is at rest, said last means including a source of illumination connected via a first switch to a source of current, means for imprinting an identification symbol on the face of said Web opposite the face in which said photographic image is impressed, a serrated stationary blade mounted on said body at one end of said support and extending laterally of said strip, said blade being spaced from said aperture a predetermined distance, a rotary blade pivotally carried on said support in cooperative relation with said stationary blade and normally disengaged therefrom, said rotary blade having 7 serrations: formed th'ereifi" to match the ser'r'azpions in saidrstationarv'blade, solnoid means fort arcu'ately moving said 'ro-tary blade into engage ment with said stationary'blade, an electrical Icircu'it forsaid: so'1en01d including a.- pair of nor-- ma11y= open: contacts; cam means movingwintime: with the rotary element of said: Geneva movemen-t1 for closing said contacts to efi'e'ot the energizin'g: of said; solenoid and th'e shearingv ofi of a portion of said strip containing-said in'rauge, .an- 10,

electric motor for: driving said Geneva, move'-iment and consequently; said rolIen' means a: spring-loaded: brake'i on the shaft off said mo:- tor," a; secon'disolenoid' int parallel with said motor.

and operativelyfconnectedttoisaidibrake; a circuit: 15,

betweensaidimotorl'andisaid;isecondrsolenoidiamd a source of current; said circuit including .a: mo.:--

mentary: contact; switch a and: a; second; switcri r in; parallelvwith said momentary'contactswitch I and:

controlled byfsaidicam m'eansz..and:adapted' to be;

closed by said .cammeansafter said momentary chanicaHy-connectedito :means fonactuatingusaid firstv switch; said meansafor imprinting; andsaicl momentary contact-switch simultaneously;

ALBERT; GAZZA.

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